'put down' definitions:

Definition of 'put down'

verb

Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" [syn: set down, put down, place down]

verb

Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put down, repose]

verb

Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" [syn: land, put down, bring down]

verb

Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down]

verb

Leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge]

verb

Put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down" [syn: destroy, put down]

verb

Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]

verb

Make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record, enter, put down]

Words containing 'put down'

Put,
Putting,
To put about,
To put by,
To put down,
To put in,
To put in for,
To put off,
To put on,
To put out,
To put over,
To put this and that,
To put through,
To put to,
To put to it,
To put up,
To put up to,
To put up with,
put about,
put in,
put it to,
put off,
put on,
put out,
put over,
put through,
put under,
put up,
put up to,
put up with,
put-put,
Put case,
Put-off,
Put-up,
Putting green,
Putting stone,
To put a case,
To put an end to,
To put away,
To put back,
To put forth,
To put forward,
To put in mind,
To put in pledge,
To put in possession,
To put into the chair,
To put out of court,
To put out to grass,
To put out to nurse,
To put the comether on,
To put the hand to,
To put the kibosh on,
To put the screw on,
To put the screws on,
To put to a stand,
To put to a stress,
To put to bed,
To put to death,
To put to flight,
To put to grass,
To put to nurse,
To put to rights,
To put to rout,
To put to sea,
To put to shame,
To put to the blush,
To put to the rack,
To put to the sword,
To put to trial,
To put to use,
To put together,
To put trust in,
To put under the screw,
To put under the screws,
To put up a job,
To put up the spout,
To put upon,
hard put,
off-putting,
put across,
put aside,
put away,
put back,
put differently,
put forth,
put forward,
put on airs,
put on the line,
put one over,
put option,
put out feelers,
put paid to,
put phut,
put right,
put something over,
put straight,
put to death,
put to rights,
put to sleep,
put to work,
put together,
put up job,
put up or shut up,
put upon,
put-down,
put-on,
putting iron,
putting surface,
putting to death,
shot put,
stay put,
Put-in-Bay,
Putting the hand under the thigh,
To put a rod in pickle,
To put a vessel into commission,
To put a vessel out of commission,
To put down one's staff,
To put forth the hand against,
To put on one's trumps,
To put one out of conceit with,
To put one's back up,
To put one's comether on,
To put one's foot down,
To put stress upon,
To put the Treasury into commission,
To put the cart before the horse,
To put the finishing hand to,
To put the hand unto,
To put the last hand to,
To put to one's trumps,
To put up one's staff,
put behind bars,
put one across,
put one on his feet,
put-upon,
Put-in-Bay, OH,
To put a spoke in one's wheel,
To put one one's mettle,
To put one's nose out of joint,
To put one's nose to the grindstone,
To put someone through one's paces,
To put the best foot foremost,
To put the great seal into commission,
To be put upon one's good behavior,
To put one's foot in one's mouth,
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany,
To put one's self upon the country